Hello Third Trimester!
Wow! By pregnancy week 27 Peanut is over 2 pounds and is almost 15 inches long! That's quite large considering his original size was smaller than a grain of rice! He is now fully formed, though he still has a lot of growing to do in the upcoming week. His internal organs and systems continue to grow, mature and develop. Most noticeably, his eyelids will open. Up until this point in time they were fused together. During this time the retina of the eye also starts maturing, allowing his eyes to finally receive light and translate images.
I wrote a letter to our little guy today and I just can't wait to meet him. We have been communicating through me responding to his little kicks. Although, it is not ideal to have another ultrasound, but given the low placement of the placenta we need to have another one on June 26th. I can't wait to see him again and I pray the placenta has moved up and out of the way so Peanut can make his appearance into this world in a couple of months.